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Chemosensors is calling for Special Issue proposals for the following topics:

Any other proposals within the scope of the journal are welcome: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/chemosensors/about.

The following information will be required upon submission: Special Issue Title, Introduction, Planned Paper list.

The duties and benefits of acting as a Guest Editors are as follows:

– To re-define the title and scope of this Special Issue.

– To make decisions on whether a manuscript can be accepted for publication based on the reports we collect.

– To promote the Special Issue and increase its visibility at related academic conferences.

– Full/partial waivers on the publishing fees will be granted for your first submission in this Special Issue.

Guest Editorship: 2–3 Editors for a team. Benefits include balancing the workload for the editors and the opportunity for internal discussion in case any controversial issues arise. Moreover, as the Guest Editors have different research networks, cooperation would broaden the coverage of potential authors, thereby increasing the influence of the Special Issue. Once your proposal is approved, your priority will be to organize a team. The Publisher and EiC will review these co-editors to ensure they meet the journal’s editorial requirements. We encourage teams to include editors from multiple institutions and locations. This diversity reduces potential conflicts of interest and helps the issue to reach a wider audience.

If you are interested in editing a Special Issue, please contact us by 31 March 2021. To propose or request further information, please contact the Chemosensors Editorial Office (chemosensors@mdpi.com). We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Chemosensors (ISSN 2227-9040; CODEN: CHEMO9) is an international, scientific, peer-reviewed, open access journal on the science and technology of chemical sensors and the related analytical methods published monthly online by MDPI. Chemosensors received its first Impact Factor of 3.108 with JCR category rankings of 27/86 (Q2) in ‘Chemistry, Analytical’; 13/27 (Q2) in ‘Electrochemistry’; and 16/64 (Q1) in ‘Instruments & Instrumentation’. The website of Chemosensors can be accessed here.

We are pleased to announce that Chemosensors became a monthly publication on 1 January, 2021. A monthly publication allows papers to be indexed in Web of Science and other indexing databases on a monthly basis rather than every 3 months, and they become searchable and are cited earlier. We also acknowledge the many valuable publications from our authors and the important contribution of our dedicated reviewers.

MDPI is proud to adopt the principles of the Coalition for Diversity & Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC) to support building equity, inclusion, diversity, and accessibility in scholarly communications.

The C4DISC represents organizations and individuals working in scholarly communications and is focused on addressing issues of diversity and inclusion within the publishing industry.

MDPI’s Managing Editors encourage the Editors-in-Chief and Associate Editors to appoint diverse expert Editorial Boards. This is also reflective in our multi-national and inclusive workplace. We are proud to create equal opportunities without regard to gender, ethnicity, geographic location, sexual orientation, age, disability, political beliefs, religion, or socio-economic status. There is no place for discrimination in our workplace and editors of MDPI journals are to uphold these principles in high regard.

Representatives from C4DISC meet monthly, and have started to implement initiatives to shed light and improve on the lack of diversity in scholarly communications. Some of the initiatives include developing a joint statement of principles; conducting market research; providing training resources, best practices, toolkits, and documentation for our collective memberships; and establishing outreach programs, curricula, events, and publications.

The Coalition is committed to:

• eliminating barriers to participation, extending equitable opportunities across all stakeholders, and ensuring that our practices and policies promote equitable treatment and do not allow, condone, or result in discrimination;
• creating and maintaining an environment that respects diverse traditions, heritages, and experiences;
• promoting diversity in all staff, volunteers, and audiences, including full participation in programs, policy formulation, and decision-making;
• raising awareness about career opportunities in our industries to groups who are currently underrepresented in the workforce;
• supporting our members in achieving diversity and inclusion within their organizations.

At MDPI we have slightly revised the layout for articles to be published in the 2021 Volume, starting at the end of December 2020. As of today, the article templates available for download on ‘Instructions for Authors’ pages have been updated.

The most noticeable change can be found on the first page of the article, where a left-hand column has been created to include the following front matter elements: (i) the recommended citation style for the article, (ii) the publishing history, (iii) as well as the Creative Commons Attribution license used (iv) a standard note regarding affiliations. At the same time, the extra spacing on the left means the authors’ affiliations are now more clearly set apart than before. Other front matter key elements such as journal logo, article type, article title, authors, abstract and keywords remain unchanged.

The blank column on the left runs through all pages in an article; as a result, the main text is slightly more condensed, which improve reader friendliness for smaller screens. Small figures/tables are aligned on the left with standard indenture, while large figures/tables are centered and covering the full width of the page. The revised layout was applied in the article pictured below, to serve as an example:

1) Information is displayed in the left information bar.

2) In the main text, there is a blank column on the left.

3) Small tables/figures are aligned on the left, large tables/figures are centered.

We are pleased to acknowledge that many academic editors who have made an impact on MDPI journals as editorial board members, editors-in-chief, or section editors, are recognized as 2020 Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate.

Highly Cited Researchers highlights the top 1% of researchers, by citations, in one or more of the 22 fields used in Clarivate Analytics Essential Science Indicators. We offer our congratulations to 279 academic editors of MDPI journals who were recognized as the most influential scholars in their fields in 2020.

The full list of 2020 Highly Cited Researchers  can be accessed on https://recognition.webofsciencegroup.com/awards/highly-cited/2020/

--- Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) is a Clarivate product.

We are delighted to announce the establishment of our Open Access agreement with Jisc Collections, which will allow UK institutions to benefit from access to article processing charge (APC) discounts and streamlined payment workflows.

All institutions participating in the agreement will also gain access to the MDPI online submission system where they can find full article metadata and pricing information for easy identification and additional transparency.

Eligible authors affiliated with the participating institutions are prompted to choose the corresponding Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP) when they submit an article via our online submission system.

About Jisc

Jisc's vision is for the UK to be the most digitally advanced education and research nation in the world. At its heart is the super-fast national research and education network, Janet, with built-in cyber security protection.  Jisc also provides technology solutions for its members (colleges, universities and research centres) and customers (public sector bodies), helps members save time and money by negotiating sector-wide deals and provides advice and practical assistance on digital technology. Jisc is funded by the UK higher and further education and research funding bodies and member institutions.

For more information, contact helen.dobson@jisc.ac.uk.

About MDPI

MDPI is a publisher of fully peer-reviewed, Open Access journals with a focus on thorough and rapid editorial processing. Its aim is to ensure that high-quality research is verified and made available to the research community as quickly as possible. MDPI stands at the forefront of the Open Access movement, having launched its first online journal Molecules in 1996. Today, MDPI is a leader in Open Access publishing with over 250 journals across all research disciplines, and all content published under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).

For any questions about this agreement, please contact the MDPI IOAP team at ioap@mdpi.com.

The editors are pleased to inform that Chemosensors has received a first Impact Factor of 3.108, as published in the 2019 Edition of the Journal Citation Reports® (Clarivate), released just now. Chemosensors ranks 27th out of 86 (Q2) titles in the 'Chemistry, Analytical' category, as well as 13th out of 27 (Q2) title in the 'Electrochemistry' and 16th out of 64 (Q1) in 'Instruments & Instrumentation'.

Thank you to the authors, editorial board members and reviewers for their contribution in achieving this milestone for Chemosensors.

In order to better categorize papers published within the journal, the following six new topical sections have recently been set up.

Chemical Sensing Theory and Mechanisms

Electrochemical Devices and Sensors

Optical Chemical Sensors

Materials for Chemical Sensing

Applied Chemical Sensors

Analytical Method and Apparatus

If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about participating in cutting-edge research publications, please do not hesitate to get in touch. As an Editorial Board member, you will have the following responsibilities:

1. To make decisions on whether a manuscript can be accepted, or not, based on the reports we collect;
2. Supervise at least one Special Issue related to your research field (you can publish an extra paper for free) within every two years;
3. Provide suggestions in specific cases (e.g., comment on submissions with two or more different review opinions; respond to requests or questions from the external experts);
4. Promote Chemosensors and increase its visibility at related academic conferences.

If you are interested in becoming an Editorial Board Member for Chemosensors, please send your full academic CVand a short cover letter that details your interest and enthusiasm for the position to us.

Chemosensors Editorial Office
(chemosensors@mdpi.com).

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The values MDPI holds strongly are particularly important at the moment, and we will continue to publish relevant, peer-reviewed research as quickly as possible in open access format. This means that it will immediately be available for researchers, health professionals, and the general public to read, distribute, and reuse. We believe that scientific advancements will be crucial to overcoming this pandemic, and will do everything we can to support researchers working looking for solutions.

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